Agree with CF. Also, Pards will have spent all week setting up his team playing against the Saints with Ad's in, so this may well cause him a slight headache. Right, there's all my optimism in one place, now for a stiff drink!
Pardew also said on Sky that Cortese's decision to drop him may have been the right one...said that Adkins came in and did a great job with Southampton doing well and he has gone on to bigger things as well.
Looking pretty narrow. Cork seems to be playing a very deep game so the fullbacks have freedom to get forward but they're not getting much of the ball. Davis and JWP playing in very tight spaces. This is gonna be tough. Makes you wonder how long before we change it.